Dina Asher-Smith has called for more funding for studies on how a woman's period can affect athletic performance after the British sprinter pulled up with cramp during her 100 metres title defence at the European Championships in Munich.Asher-Smith pulled up midway through Tuesday's race with cramp in her calf and finished last.
The 26-year-old returned to action later in the week to qualify for Friday's 200m final."Yeah, girl stuff, issues," Asher-Smith told British media. "It's something more people need to research from a sports science perspective, because it's absolutely huge."Women don't talk about it either.
We see girls that have been consistent have a random dip. Behind the scenes they are really struggling, while everyone is thinking, 'What's that?
That's random'. We just need more funding."I feel like if it was a men's issue there would be a million different ways to combat things.